MAUNA KEA, Hawaii  A 4.0-magnitude earthquake Tuesday night rattled much of the Big Island but caused no damage.

Seismologists said the 10:26 p.m. quake drew several calls to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. "They said it felt like the kids were banging the walls, or the animals were acting up," said Paul Okubo, a member of the observatory staff.

Okubo said the earthquake occurred eight miles southwest of Mauna Keas summit, about 20 miles below the surface. He said it probably was the result of settling of the tectonic plates that make up Earths crust.

It was the Big Islands widest-felt quake since a 4.3-magnitude earthquake in October near Honokaa.